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New cover!

Here's the cover art for NO WAY TO KILL A LADY. (Out in stores August, 2012.)  Isn't it pretty?  It might be my fave Blackbird cover so far.

 

Pretty, right?

At the New York Public Library

If you live in New York City, I'll be appearing on a panel at the New York Public Library on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30pm.  We're talking about The Funny Side of Mystery.  It should be a hoot!

Click here for more info.

Got a Kindle?

Did you get an e-reader for Christmas?  Here's a fun book to liven up your post-holiday malaise:  DEAD GIRLS DON'T WEAR DIAMONDS (and the whole Blackbird series!) is available in e-book form. 

Amazon tells me DEAD GIRLS is the bestselling Blackbird at the moment. How come? I dunno!

I must admit, DEAD GIRLS features my least favorite cover.  So maybe it's better as an e-book? What do you think? (The cover of the upcoming Blackbird, NO WAY TO KILL A LADY is my absolute favorite cover yet.  I'll be sharing it as soon as I get permission from the publisher, so stay tuned.)

And . . . if you haven't posted a review on Amazon or Goodreads, how about it?  I'd really appreciate the support of the series. Thank you to those who have already shared your reviews!

 

Say Good-bye to TLC

Yes, the party's over. We've decided to close The Lipstick Chronicles. 

It was a very hard decision. The blog has been wonderful fun for all of us, and we've made longterm friends we'll never lose. (Let's be sure to find each other on Facebook!) But the hits have been slowly going down, and the effort to keep the blog going has seriously cut into the time all of us need to spend writing books. 

So we're turning off the lights. 

But the Book Tarts will stay online--just in new places. (Like, for me? Right here!) The party's not really over.  It has just moved.

 

Blackbird News!

I'm so happy to announce that in addition to NO WAY TO KILL A LADY, which is Blackbird mystery #8 and due in stores in August, 2012, I've just reached an agreement with my editor at New American Library to write two more Blackbird books next year.  It's great to be working with the wonderful team at NAL.  I hope readers will embrace the Blackbirds after our hiatus!

Stay tuned for cover art (I've seen NO WAY's cover and it's wonderfully fun!) and for news about e-book availablility.

Huzzah!

No Way To Kill a Lady

Blackbird #8 is finished!  I sent the manuscript to my editor this week, and I'm really tickled with the story.  The one who's in the most trouble this time? Mick! The book is tentatively called NO WAY TO KILL A LADY.  Stay tuned for updates.

Sticky Stuff

In honor of this week's release of STICKY FINGERS, my family and I are taking photos of . . . sticky stuff.  (Any excuse for dessert, right?)  Here's last night's ice cream at a local steakhouse:

A New Blackbird--Coming Right Up!

Good news:  I'm working on a new Blackbird book!  And I'm having a great time reuniting Nora and Mick and all the rest of the gang. 

Bad news:  The book won't be in stores until 2012. I hope you can hold out that long.

I need some help, dear readers.  If you have ideas for titles, I'm listening.  Post your suggestions in the comments section!

New Cover!

The paperback of OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE DECEPTION hits bookstores today, but you might not recognize it!  Check out the new title, new cover:

 

Buy the Kindle e-book version here.

Order the trade paperback of Foxy Roxy from Barnes & Noble for only $8.62.

Roxy II

Just finished the second Roxy mystery!  Turned it into my editor (and my agent's reading it, too.) and expect to hear back about revisions in a week or so.  My fingers are crossed that I won't need to spend the summer rewriting.

New title? STICKY FINGERS. Watch for it in March!